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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. Successfully selling natural stone products has some major advantages, too, including higher profit margins and ticket sales for the retail owner.

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Grouts, sealants help ease the task at hand

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It’s important for exterior installations to be protected from the [prospect] of efflorescence,” said Ian O’Connor, product manager, grout, care and tools, Custom Building Products. Following is an overview of some of the latest grouts and sealants designed to address issues on the jobsite. Custom Building Products.

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University of Ceramic Tile and Stone lowers tuition costs

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This is so company employees can be productive and take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about their trade and job skills while at home. This course is designed to give salespeople the tools they need in order to increase sales and avoid customer false expectations and more. ITS Verification.

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Premium underlayments: A path to add-on profits

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However, premium underlayments are high-margin products that not only help boost the retailer’s bottom line, but they also support the overall success of the flooring project, ultimately leading to a happier—and potentially repeat—customer. They can be critical to the long-term performance of the flooring,” he added.

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A Note From Jim: MIA Focuses on 2015

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Both speak about the drive for producing a quality product, the value of trained employees, the need for strong stone associations, and passion that comes from working with the greatest building product known to man. 2015 Initiatives / Goals. OSHA and Health Canada. This effort fills a large void in training on this subject.

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President's Message: Introducing our new president, Dan Rea

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“The mission of the Marble Institute of America is to serve and support the dimensional natural stone industry by providing an array of services, products, and authoritative information important to, and valued by, industry members.” ” This mission statement was crafted in 2010 and remains relative today.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

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And while certain segments of the industry enjoyed a temporary tariff reprieve on select rigid core products, those exemptions have since expired. Our carpet manufacturing model is to have a large operation that allows for efficient product flow and minimize work in process inventory in the facility,” said Bob Shaw, chairman and CEO.

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